The University of Wisconsin men's basketball team will face Iona in its opening-round game at the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on Nov. 21.The Badgers, who won the Paradise Jam in 2005, will face either Valparaiso or San Diego in their second game in the eight-team event.Other first round games include Connecticut vs. La Salle, and Miami (Fla.) vs. Southern Miss.Monday's news release can be found here.The Paradise Jam bracket can be found ... >>MORE
Ryan Evans, who earlier this month made an oral commitment to play for the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team beginning next season, made that commitment binding Wednesday when he signed a National Letter of Intent.That act allowed Badgers coach Bo Ryan to comment publicly about Evans -- a 6-foot-6, 185-pound forward from Chandler, Ariz. -- for the first time."We are very excited to have Ryan joining our basketball program," Ryan said in a news release. "We believe he is just scratching the surface in terms of his potential in the future. His length and athleticism combined with his court savvy and dynamic personality make him a great fit at the University of Wisconsin.Evans, who averaged 19.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a senior, is the fifth member of UW's 2008 recruiting class, joining guards Jordan Taylor and Robert Wilson and centers Jared Berggren and Ian Markolf."He was able to visit campus in late February and watch us clinch the Big Ten title versus Penn State," Ryan said of Evans. "That experience helped him fall in... >>MORE
UW center Brian Butch is one of 22 seniors scheduled to participate in Friday's DiGiorno College All-Star Game at the Alamodome in San Antonio.The game, which begins at 5 p.m., will be televised on CSTV.The 6-foot-11 Butch, a consensus first-team All-Big Ten pick who led the Badgers in scoring (12.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.6), will play for the American team led by former South Carolina coach Dave... >>MORE
UW senior Brian Butch knows that much of the country -- not to mention many of the non-Bucky types at Ford Field on Friday night -- will be rooting for Davidson, a No. 10 seed that has garnered much of the Cinderella hype in the Sweet 16, even though the Wildcats are hardly a shocking succes story.Nevertheless, Butch was asked if he'll feel bad about dispatching one of the tournament's feel-good stories with a victory."For us, it is a basketball game. There has to be a winner and a loser. So for us, we're trying to win the game just as much as they are," Butch said. "They've played great so far. They've done a great job of playing team basketball. They do a lot of great things. For us, we have to concentrate on what we've been doing all year long. We really have to concentrate on sticking to our rules and really concentrating on what needs to be done to win the basketball... >>MORE
UW senior Brian Butch knows that much of the country -- not to mention many of the non-Bucky types at Ford Field on Friday night -- will be rooting for Davidson, a No. 10 seed that has garnered much of the Cinderella hype in the Sweet 16, even though the Wildcats are hardly a shocking succes story.Nevertheless, Butch was asked if he'll feel bad about dispatching one of the tournament's feel-good stories with a victory."For us, it is a basketball game. There has to be a winner and a loser. So for us, we're trying to win the game just as much as they are," Butch said. "They've played great so far. They've done a great job of playing team basketball. They do a lot of great things. For us, we have to concentrate on what we've been doing all year long. We really have to concentrate on sticking to our rules and really concentrating on what needs to be done to win the basketball... >>MORE
Dell Curry, the father of Davidson sharpshooting sophomore Stephen Curry, said wife Sonya and the couple's three kids, including Stephen, didn't join him in Milwaukee during the lockout-shortened 1999-2000 NBA season.Instead, Dell Curry, who'd spent the previous 10 seasons in Charlotte playing for the Hornets, lived in Milwaukee by himself and had the family visit from time to time.On one of those visits, then-Bucks coach George Karl allowed a 10-year-old Stephen to play in a pseudo-scrimmage at a shootaround one morning at the Bradley Center."It was the lockout year, so the season started late," Dell Curry said. "I remember Stephen coming to Milwaukee and George letting him participate in our shootarounds and that left a very good mark on Stephen. He still remembers that -- a 10-year-old kid getting to compete in an NBA shootaround. And, his team won."As for his time with the Bucks, Dell Curry, who signed with Toronto the next year, said, "It was a short season. I played only 50 games there, but I enjoyed my time there. Had some great teammates who are... >>MORE
Davidson boasts one of the more culturally diverse rosters in the country.Senior forward Boris Meno is from Paris, France; junior guard Can Civi Istanbul, Turkey; junior guard Max Paulhus Gosselin is from Carignan, Quebec, Canada; sophomore guard William Archambault is from St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada; junior forward Andrew Lovedale is from Benin City, Nigeria; and freshman forward Ben Allison is from West Sussex, England."It's fun, but it's different at times because they will be speaking different languages and we don't know what they are saying," point guard Jason Richards said. "They will say something French and us Americans don't know what they are saying. "It just says a lot about Davidson as a team and as a college, that we are really diverse and I think it helps us out."Added Meno: "It's great to play with people from overseas and myself. I guess it's great because it just shows that Davidson is a great place for students all other the world, and it's a great welcoming place. It's great... >>MORE
Since some of you missed our post yesterday on 2009 University of Wisconsin recruit Mike Bruesewitz of Henry Sibley, we will recap the Friday efforts of the 6-foot-7, 215-pounder with fellow future Badger Jordan Taylor of Benilde-St. Margaret's in today's update from the Minnesota State High School League state championships at the Target Center in Minneapolis.And why not? Both players have helped their teams reach the MSHSL state finals in different divisions.Brusewitz had a monster game this afternoon in a .68-52 victory over Robbinsdale Cooper in a Class AAAA semifinal game. He had 18 points and 16 rebounds in leading the Warriors (26-5) into Saturday's 8 p.m. state championship game against Minnetonka, the team that WIAA Division 1 state runner-up Madison Memorial knocked off in the Border Battle at Verona in January.Taylor, a senior point guard who had 43 points in Benilde's state quarterfinal game, had 19 points, seven assists and four steals in a 100-70 win over Minneapolis Patrick Henry in a Class AAA semifinal. Benilde (28-3), which beat Madison Memorial in... >>MORE
One of Davidson College's famous perks is free laundry service for its students. Now the school is adding another freebie: Watching the Wildcats play in the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16.The school's board of trustees set up a fund Wednesday to pay for any student wishing to travel to Detroit to see Davidson play the University of Wisconsin in the Midwest Regional semifinals. Students will get free bus transportation, two nights lodging and a ticket to Friday's game.Behind sophomore Stephen Curry, Davidson -- which has an enrollment of 1,700 students -- upset Gonzaga and Georgetown last week for the school's first NCAA tournament wins in 39 years.While the drop-off laundry service and trip to Detroit are free, annual tuition at the exclusive, liberal arts school in Davidson, N.C., is just under $41,000 a year.... >>MORE
Concerned about what's going to happen to the University of Wisconsin men's basketball team with senior guard Michael Flowers graduating after the Badgers' current Sweet 16 run?Well, the future looked pretty bright Wednesday night.UW recruit Jordan Taylor, a 6-foot-1 point guard for Benilde-St. Margaret's, poured in 43 points as the Red Knights outscored St. Paul Como Park 76-62 in a Minnesota State High School League Class AAA state quarterfinal game at the Target Center in Minneapolis.Taylor was 11-for-21 from the field, including 5-for-9 from 3-point range, and 16-for-18 at the foul line. He also had seven rebounds, four assists and two steals.Taylor and teammate Armond Battle, a Tulsa recruit who had 21 points, combined for 64 of Benilde's 76 points in the victory. The Red Knights (27-3), who defeated Madison Memorial at the Target Center in early January, will play Minneapolis Patrick Henry or Saint Michael-Albertville at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Target... >>MORE
